Bond was set at $25,000 and she will face four counts of killing an animal by starvation and five counts of cruelty to animals.

For several weeks, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating Brewer’s Kennel on Union Ridge Road. A criminal investigation was initiated July 22 after the discovery of four dead dogs at said kennel. A number of other animals were seized at the time the investigation began.

On Monday, the Alamance County District Attorney's Office submitted bills of indictment to the grand jury. The grand jury returned as true nine of those bills, according to the Sheriff's Office. All charges are felonies.

District Attorney Patrick Nadolski declined comment since it is a pending case.

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